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CHARBONNIER/LE BERRE (FRA) OUTRIGHT WINNERS OF GAES CHRISTMAS RACE
23 Dec 2014French 470 men team Nicolas Charbonnier/Nicolas Le Berre have won the Manuel Albalat Trophy and are the absolute winners of the 39 GAES Christmas Race.
MENDES/THIESEN AND OLIVEIRA/BARBACHAN WIN 470 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
22 Dec 2014Second time lucky for the two teams who sealed the 470 Brazilian Championship title on Friday 19 December at Nitteroi, Brazil, as both Geison Mendes/Gustavo Thiesen and Fernanda Oliveira/Ana Barbachan repeated their 2013 victories.
QINGDAO GETS GREEN LIGHT TO CONTINUE AS ASIAN ISAF SAILING WORLD CUP VENUE
22 Dec 2014Qingdao, China has been selected as the Asian venue for the ISAF Sailing World Cup in 2015 and 2016.
WINS AT 2014 COPA DE BRASIL FOR AUSTRALIA AND BRAZIL
21 Dec 2014Repeating their form from the 2014 Test Event in August this year, Mat Belcher/Will Ryan wrapped up the win at the 2014 Copa de Brasil, marking their final event win of 2015. In the 470 Women, the home team of Fernanda Oliveira/Ana Barbachan outsailed the 2012 Olympic Gold Medallists Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie (NZL), to seal the win.
MEDAL RACE LINE-UP DECIDED AT 2014 COPA BRAZIL DE VELA
19 Dec 2014The 2014 Copa Brazil de Vela moves into the final day of racing on Saturday 20 December with the top ten medal race line-up all ready and waiting.
FRENCH TEAMS HEADLINING GAES CHRISTMAS RACE IN PALAMOS
19 Dec 2014The world's top 470 fleets are currently split between GAES Christmas Race in Palamos, Spain and the 2014 Copa Brazil de Vela in Brazil. A tough choice for 470 teams as to where to compete at this time of year, with the ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne also wrapping up on 14 December giving no option for those teams to head on over to either Spain or Brazil.
470 SAILORS UP FOR BEST IN THE USA 2014
18 Dec 2014470 helms Stu McNay and Anne Haeger are both included in the prestigious line up of 17 male and female sailors shortlisted for the 2014 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards.
VIDEO INTERVIEW - A MOMENT WITH WILL RYAN (AUS)
17 Dec 2014Enjoy this interview with top 470 Helm Will Ryan as he chats about his racing career before and since teaming up with Mat Belcher.
ISAF WORLD SAILING RANKINGS RELEASED
15 Dec 2014The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 15 December 2014 have been released. Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) cotinue to dominate the 470 Men, and Camille Lecointre/Helene Defrance (FRA) retain their world #1 position.
NAUTIVELA'S NEW 470 MOULD HAS BEEN APPROVED
15 Dec 2014In January 2013, new 470 Class Rules came into effect, with the major change being the hull measurement and an increased number of controls.